GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coin | corner |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
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| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |